IPinCH Digital Information Systems & Cultural Heritage Working Group co-chair, Eric Kansa, was among 13 leaders and organizations honoured at the White House Open Science Champions of Change event on June 20th, 2013. Eric was chosen for his work in promoting open scientific data and publications to improve knowledge accessibility and create positive change.
Active in both U.S. and international communities dedicated to "better practices in sharing and preserving knowledge of the past," Eric spearheaded Open Context, an open access online database for archeologists to store and share data. Open Context provides important access to quality research in the social sciences.
For more information, see the Whitehouse media release here >
Read "Indiana Jones and the Dungeon of Lost Data" on the Whitehouse Champion of Change Blog >
"Many people will remember the closing scene of Raiders of the Lost Ark, where the artifact at the center of the movie's plot ends up in a vast warehouse, presumably never to be seen again. Many people don't realize that scene, more than any other aspect of the movie, reflects something of the reality of archaeology in practice. Here's how -"
